Wedding Invitations - Be-dazzled Stationary

Wedding invites are something really personal.  It is the first impression you will give your guests of what to expect from your wedding.  The style, type of paper, the printing, colour scheme and the wording must fit in with your wedding.  

Their is a huge amount of different invites available to choose from but you must decide on a colour and a theme and sometimes this will effect the cost of the invites.  To do invites yourself is not necessarily cheaper.

Invitations are normally send out 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding or function.  Put aside 3 months before the wedding date to discuss it with your suppliers or artist to design.  Keep in mind that with high days and holidays to let your guests know far in advance of the wedding.  We will suggest 4 to 5 months and follow it up with a reminder so that guests wouldn't forget about this important happening.  

Before you go to a supplier or design artist for your invitations their is important information to take with.  The total of invitations you will need, who is inviting the guests, the date, time, place where the ceremony will took place as well as the reception.  You don't have to send for every individual guest an invitation but you will have to remember that guests older than 18 years have to receive their own. 

The wording of an invitation are very important and your designer will be able to assist with this. 

You never put on your invitation:  

• Regret no children are invited  -  
• Cash Bar Available -
• Cash instead of gifts
• Gift Vouchers
• Admit --- total of guests

Other stationary that you can consider are:

• RSVP Cards
• Maps
• Accommodation information
• Programs
• Seating plan
• Escort Cards or tags
• Thank You Cards
• Order of service

Her is some of our current designs:

 Centre tied invitation with pictures of the engaged couple

Centre tied invitation in a  handmade CD Box

 Lace, pearl and diamante invitation

A rectangular invitation

Beautiful wording

Sea Theme invitation

Designer:  Marius van Zyl

ASSUPOL - Netball Tournament - LONGACRES WINE ESTATE, LANGEBAAN

The Long acres Wine Estate is one of the few venue's on the West Coast that can accommodate huge groups of people.  The Assupol Netball Tournament Awards evening were held here last week in a colour theme of black, purple and pink.  The new damask embossed tablecloths just enhance the decor beautifully.  The centrepieces were alternated with an arrangements in a mushroom vases, lida vases and a few tables have a 5 arm candelabra.  The purple lisianthus  and the two tone lilac gerbera 's just tied everything together.

 Flower design:  Marius v Zyl

Hiring:  Be-dazzled Wedding, Events & Hiring

THEMED MOVIE CENTREPIECES - 30TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT PATERNOSTER LODGE

What an awesome challenge it was to create a centrepiece with a variety of toys into a movie theme.  The first theme that i have tried out was Halloween and Superman and the end result was "whow"  I even built in battery operated lights around the toy figures just to make it more spooky.  For the Superman theme i made use of a glass cube to represent the building effect an lit the superman figure from underneath with an LED light.  I attached a few "smokkel blokkies" as i called the coloured cubes to the sides with a few mini mirror balls just to make it more attractive.  The challenge did get more intense when the other toys was delivered to me and i think i am just posting the pictures to tell the story. 

THE HALLOWEEN THEME

THE SUPERMAN THEME

THE MAD MAX THEME

CLASH OF THE TITANS THEME

THE TARZAN THEME

FRIDAY THE 13TH THEME

THE INDIANA JONES THEME

THE EXCALIBUR THEME

A West Coast Beach Wedding - Hildegard & Stacey v Rensburg - PATERNOSTER

While we were setting up for Hildegard & Stacey's wedding on the beach at Paternoster i thought it is time to do a article on BEACH WEDDINGS on the West Coast.  First some pictures of this busy but beautiful beach wedding between the boats (bakkies).

So many people dream of getting married on the beach but not knowing how to do it.  

• Most importantly - you need a permit from the local municipality in the area where you are getting married.  Asked the venue where you hold your reception if this is included in the price.  Do not assume that is included or been organized. It is costly and cost approximately in the region of R600.
• Choose the area for the ceremony very carefully - If you are a very private person choose an area that is away from the hustle and bustle on the main beach area's and look for more seclude spots that is accessible for your guests.  Especially the elderly attending.  If you are an outgoing person and don't mind the hustle and bustle the onlookers can add an very interesting touch to the pictures taken on your big day. 
• Choose interesting part's like beautiful sand dunes, fishermen boats and or big rocks. 
• Add attention to detail like tin buckets or basins for your guests with rose petal water to wash there feet in and provide a soft towel to dry their feet with.  
• Make use of simple decorations like sea stars and shells.  
• Make sure to put up signs to show your guests where to go. 
• Make sure the suppliers you are using know what they do. 
• Provide sunblock or ask guests to use sunblock against the harsh west cost sun.
• Ask guests to dress in light - normally in sandy, white or cream colours - cloths
• Provide umbrella's for your guests - like Chinese umbrella's.  Another beautiful addition for pictures.
• Make sure to check the tides on the day of your wedding. 
• Remember that on the West Coast you could have all 4 seasons in one day and also remember that from October to end February the West Coast is known for wind.  March is by far the best month to get married in.
• Provide some refreshments for your guests.  a Ice Cold bottle of water, some juice or a nice ice cold coke in a glass bottle are very popular.  Consider ice cream cones or Mojito suckers to your guests will just love it.  I don't say not to have liquor on the beach but you will need somebody with a liquor licence if you consider ciders or beer.  By law alcohol is not allowed on any beaches in the Western Cape.
• Music will always put your guests in the right mood.  Consider a string quartet, violinist, doodle sack player or somebody with its own power system.  It is not always possible to have electricity everywhere.

Now for some beautiful pictures of beach ceremonies we have done.